Future: View to the south down Aurora Avenue (Highway 99) from Mercer Street with a straight Sixth Avenue. Because a straight Sixth Avenue would have cut through the new Gates Foundation headquarters, officials have chosen to build a curved Sixth Avenue, which was illustrated in the previous photo. (Photo provided by WSDOT) less

Future: View to the south down Aurora Avenue (Highway 99) from Mercer Street with a straight Sixth Avenue. Because a straight Sixth Avenue would have cut through the new Gates Foundation headquarters, officials ... more